Method of making photographs.



F. W. BATTBRSHALL.

METHOD O F MAKING PHOTOGRAPHS. APPLIUATION FILED 001323, 1909.

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METHOD 0F MAKING PHOTOGRAPHS.

APPLICATION FILED 001:23, 1909.

A Patented Sept@ 3, 1912 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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\ METHOD GE' MAKING PHOTOGRAPHS.

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application inea october 2s,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, FLi-Yroinn'i il". BierJ Transition., of Altlhany, in the county of .'\l bany and in the State of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvement in Methods of hlahing lihotographs, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

.llhe object of my invention is to render the development of photographic films more convenient, expeditious and inexpensive, and to enable said development to be carried on in the. presence of aetinic light at any time or place without the use of special apparatus. l

Hitherto, the development of 4photographic4 films has heen carried on by means of devices useful for that purpose only. so that photographers Wishing to develop photographie tilms have found it necessary to provide special paraphernalia for that purpose. The older and more common form of photographic development required the use of darli room illuminated only by nonaetiuie light, while the newer method of development., which may be carried on without ratas 'used solely for the purpose of develop ment, thus increasing the number of access( .is necessary, as well as the expense. lnstead of using special apparatus for this purpose, l construct the light-tight reeepi taeleI which is used for holding the photographic film in such a manner that the film may be developed therein in daylight after the receptacle has been removed from the camera. By my improved method, on the other hand, I am enabled to develop a roll of film while carried upon the spool. which is used for sul'iporting itin making the photographie exposures in the can'iera. Iii-other words, in developing a roll of film according to my improved process, it is ,merely necessary lo remove a roll of l'ilm from the camera and insert itimme'diately in developing baths without any cl'iange, whatever.

l have shown two dill'erent forms of apparatus by means of which my improved method may be carried out in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l, is a perspective view of a spool carrying a sensitized film and an opaque a vertical cross-section of a light-tight closure for the ends of the spool the vertical eross-section being taken on the cross-section Specification of Letters Patent.

p Patented Sept. 3, 1912. 1909. serial No. 524,108.

line Q-Q indicated in the end elevation; Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a cup-shaped member used for detaching the light-tight closure shown in Fig. 2; Fig. Il is an elevational view of one modification of the means used for spacing the sensitized surface away from the adjacent surfaces; F ig. 5 comprises a front elevational view and a side eleva tional view of another modification of said means; Fig. G shows a perspective view of a spool having detachable flanges and eupshaped members used for detaching the flanges upon the spool; and Fig. 7 shows a plan view of a sensitized Film having the spacing means attached directly t0 said film, said film being provided at its ends with strips of opaque material to effectively exclude thelight when the film has been completely wound vup upon the spool.

ln the drawings, l is a roll carrying an opaque strip 2, which is provided along its edges with a plurality of spaced projections 3, the object of which is to maintain the sensitized surface of asliip of film 4l out of contact with the adjacent surface of the opaque strip 2. The spool also provided on its ends with circular' flanges 5, which flanges contain a plurality of apertures (3.v y

lVhen the spool is being used for obtaining photographic exposures, ligl'it-tiglit elosnres (l2L are applied to the outside of each of the flanges 5, said closures beingprovided with a plurality of bosses 7 of the same shape and size asstho 'apertures 6 .in the flanges 5. The liasses 7 are )i1efer:tbly also of the same thickness/fas the thickness of the llanges 5, so that when the vclosures 6a are applied to the ends of. the tlanges 5, the apertures 6 are completely closed andthe surfaces of the bosses lie in the same planes' as the inner faces of the llanges 5, thereby absolutely preventing` the access of any light to the sensitized surface of the lilm between -the convolulions thereof. 'The light-tight closures 6 may be constructed of any suitable easily frangible material, but preferably l construct them of opaque paper,

In order to break or remove the lighttight closures 6 when it is desired to develop the film, l provide a pair ol cup-shaped members l2, each of which is designedto be applied over one of the flanges The inner faces of the cup-shaped meinbersl?J have attached thereto a number of spines i3, the purpose of which is to engage and remo ve the closures 6*".

edges of the flanges.T

In Figs. 4 and 5, I have shown tivo other modifications of the spaced projections. In

Fig. L the projections 3 are so constructed vthat the furious projections are separated y tortuous passages, so as to prevent. the access of light betr/veen the convolutions of the films. lnv Fig. still another modiication'is shown in which the spaced projections 3 are Wedge-shaped instead of liet, as shown in Fig. l. v

In Fig. 6 i lieve shown another modification oi' my device in which, instead of providing ineens for nndmitti'ng the developing liquids through the surfaces 'of the flanges, provide means lor entirely detach-ing or partially displacing the flanges. it is a Well-known fact that the flanges ordinarily provided upon the endsl of spools for photographic lilms :ire attached to the ends of the central rods'S merely, by one. or more slight i-ndentations 5 in the hub 9 of the flange 5.

flanges Sfere provided with notches 5 to-- permit the passage of the teeth 13' over the In Fig. i' l" have shown :i diii'erent method oapplyrng the spaced projections. In this modihestionthe progections 8"" are applied directly to tnesurfece of the .film 4', and

l the-ends of the filmare provided with eX- tensions 2f made of flexible material.

In the operation oi' luy-method with the eid of apparatus shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3, s series of photogrephic exposures are mode by inserting the spool l carrying the lighttight closures .6, into acsmero, und completing theenposure in the. usual manner. wdhenihe exposures. are completed'and the roll of film is entirely Wound upon the spool, the spool is removed from theceznera and the. cup-shaped members 12 ureapplied to the flanges 5 ofthe spool. 'spines 13 to engegethe light-tight closures f 6", the latter can new he loosened or removed, it being understood that the cupsheped members l2. are not removed from but" are continually maintained over the flanges 5. Thes'pool of film, thus prepared conl now loe inserted infn het-h ol" developing liquid.. By moving the hlm beclrwardly and forwardly, theliquid' can now be ceusedto The purposev of this modiiication u of my apparatus is to detach or' displacev By causing the enter between the convolutions yof the' lm until the development is complete. The epplication of other liquids is accomplished in :14 similar manner until the lm is entirely developed and xed.

'in cese the modifica-tion of the spaced projections, shown in Fig. 4, is used, th'e lighttight closures 6 and cups 12 canhe completely dispensed with, inasmuch as no lightI can enter through the passages between the projections 3. The light-tight closures 6? and the cups l2 may, however, be used as :t safeguard, if vdesire v In carrying out my method in connection with the modification shown in Fig; G, the

steps are the seme except that instead of loosening or removing thelight-tight closures (il, the iianges 5 themselves are loosened or removed, so as to permit access of the various liquids to the sensitized-surface of the film. A

The modification of the ilm shown in Fig.l

7 mgily be used in my met-lied when operated in connection withihe apparatus shown in in Fig. 6. v i

l/Vhile 1I have described my invention above in deteil,` I Wish it tobe understood `Figs. l, 2 and 3, or the modication shown that many changes may be made therein y Without departing from the spirit thereof.

I claim: l. The method which comprises exposing und rerolling With separated convolutions a roll of ilnr in a. camera and developing said roll of film before unwinding it after leaving the camera.

2. The method which comprises, rolling together upon e spool a strip of film and .means to separate the `convolutions of the film, exposing the film and rcwinding the 'film and separating means in a camera` and developing saidroll of ilm before unwinding it after leaving the camera.

3. The method which vcomprises rolling together upon s spool u strip of. film and means to seperate the convolutious of the film, but to exclude light, eXposing`t-he film and rewindi'ng the film "and separatingA means in o camera, removing seid roll from the camere end developing said roll of iihn in octinie light before unwinding it after leaving the Carnero. f

In testimony that I claim the foregoing l vhave hereunto'set vmyv hand. p FLETCHER W. BATTERSHALL.

f Witnesses: y K

i ALEXANDER' SELKIRK,

' ANNA T. WANSBORO. Y'

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